Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 December 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 08:24 to 09:41. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:16. Rahu Kalam 12:16 to 13:34.00061218Moonset 21:07Moonrise 10:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 December 2004

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 16:46, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:16 to 13:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:24 to 09:41
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:26
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:16
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:34
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:07

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 16:46 · Panchami until 14:03 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:39 Thu, then Dhanishtha until 23:54 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:13 Thu, then Harshana until 21:58 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:46 · Bava until 03:20 Thu · Balava until 14:03 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 15 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.